A. E. Kuznetsov Opigena Iuno and Etruscan Ocnus: Their Way to Paulus’ Epitome De Verborum Significatu (pp. 486–499)

Author

A. E. Kuznetsov (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Pages\n 486–499

Summary\n

Two instances for compounds in -gena or -genus preserved in the De verborum significatu are studied in the paper: Paulus 200,7 M 221 L Opigenam and Paulus 195,2 M 211 L oenigenos. I argue that both entries were interpolated by Paulus, who recombined the material that was presented in Festus’ work. It can be demonstrated that the ultimate source of Paulus’ etymology Opigena was the Chapter 5, 10 (57–74) of Varro’s De lingua Latina, but the epithet Opigena could not be an old and traditional religious or cult term. Poetic compounds in -gena were developing extensively in pre-Augustan and Augustan times and they were of no interest for Verrius Flaccus or Festus. The status of these changed in Carolingian Latin, when they became a feature of learned and refined language. The attention that Paulus paid to these words demonstrates that he considered them useful in building his language skill. I argue that the obscure oenigenos can be read as Ocnigenas.

Keywords\n

Paulus, Festus, Verrius Flaccus, Varro, Iuno, Latin word-formation.

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